1st Edition

Motivation, Educational Policy and Achievement A critical perspective

By Sam Carr Copyright 2016
146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

Motivation, Educational Policy and Achievement seeks to theorise and critique current trends in education through the lens of key ideas from motivational theory. Its purpose is to argue that current educational trends on a macro level are a significant threat to the provision of classroom practices seeking to create an educational environment that motivational theorists would argue is best... Read more

Introduction  1. The Neoliberal Educational Landscape  2. Creating a Critical Space  3. Discussing Goal Theory and Contemporary Educational Policy  4. Discussing Self-determination Theory and Contemporary Educational Policy  5. Some Concluding Thoughts

Biography

Sam Carr is a psychologist, a lecturer in education and the Director of Studies for Education with Psychology at the University of Bath, UK.